organizations are call this a ground breaking ruling, that ensures rape victims' privacy will be protected when an offender appeals their case. the supreme court has ruled to keep the sexual history of lizzi marriott private. the university of new hampshire student was killed in 2012. >> today we learned that the supreme court decided to reverse itself and to maintain all of lizzie's sealed information under seal through the duration of the appeal, which is what we had hoped for and asked for, so reporter: seth mazzaglia was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. his attorneys asked that information on marriott's past be released as part of his appeal. >> i think everyone recognizes that didn't make a lot of sense, that's why we fought so hard to intervene on behalf of the marriott family in this criminal appeal and to overturn this order. reporter: the attorney general's office along with state leadsers and the victim's family objected to the release of these documents, saying the state's rape shield law protects victims

right thing for the new hampshire supreme court to stay in line with the other 49 states and protect this victim's rights. a rule like this ensures that rape victims, both lizzie and rape victims in the future, will be able to keep information that's irrelevant and prejudicial out of a court case, and that's what should happen. reporter: governor hassan released a statement supporting the decision, saying in part, protecting that right is essential to ensuring victims' access to justice includihe come forward and pursue justice. we reached out to the attorney general's office, they say they have no comment on the ruling, we also reached out to seth mazzaglia's attorney and did not hear back. live in the studio, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. tom: tonight a man capture on surveillance video beating a store clerk with a baseball bat and nearly killing him will be spending many years behind bars. wmur's desh desh was in court for today's sentencing and he

a savage attack and the victim in this case is lucky that he's still alive. prosecutors say he went in to commit a robbery but it erupted into a brutal and bloody beating that almost cost the store clerk his life. carassi was convicted of several charges that included attempted murder for an attack that was captured on surveillance video in february of this year. physically beat a man he did not know, repeatedly. to the point where he left him in a pool of his own blood. and went and took a couple of dollars and ran out that store. reporter: prosecutors say the victim wasn't even a store employee. he was simply covering a shift for a friend when carassi jumped the counter. at this sentencing hearing prosecutors showed the tape and counted the blows.

i'm in control now. two, three, four, five, six, seven. he's laughing. reporter: prosecutors asked for 30 years to life in prison. defense lawyers told the court about carassi's past, that he had little guidance in his early life, that he was homeless and didn't take a weapon with him into the store. but the judge said he shocked the victim survived. >> this was onef significantly violent offenses that i have ever seen. it was repeated, it was and i believe the state's theory was correct, he didn't enter that store with the swent to murder him, but the evidence clearly established that your intent changed. reporter: carassi was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. prosecutors hope that sends a message to others who may be thinking about doing similar crimes in the future.

jennifer: right now the ntsb is working to figure out how a morning rush hour train lurched off the tracks at high speed, kill one woman at the hoboken, new jersey station. 108 others were injured. witnesses reported the new jersey transit train came speeding into the station and then plowed right into the platform. the train engineer has been released from the hospital and is cooperating with investigators. tom: onto commitment 2016 tonight, donald trump has just state rally. political director josh mcelveen begins our live team coverage from bed information and he spoke with donald trump one on one today. josh? josh: he may be trailing in the polls a bit, but when it comes to donald trump, there's no question he enjoys very passionate and loyal support here in new hampshire, that proved true again today with a fired up crowd in bedford. support that hasn't been swayed by recent attacks about donald

with an introduction from god bless the u.s.a., donald trump took the familiar form after dresser, chipping away at hillary clinton. >> she's been there for 30 years and has never done anything for you or your family. she's there for only one reason, to protect her donors and collect their money. reporter: once again positioning himself as the donald trump promised to defend the constitution and uphold the nation's laws while also wiping away the stench of washington scandal. >> the clintons have a sordid past, we will be the very bright and clean future. reporter: of course donald trump does have a history of his own to overcome, particularly when it comes to the opposite sex, which we asked him about one on one. right now the air waves are flooded with attack ads on you, trying to paint you as disrespectful toward women.

women than i do and i think one of the reasons we're leading is because of the women. >> so so far the attacks on trump have done little to erode his core support. >> imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people under one god, saluting one american flag. josh: trump also flatly denied a report that was out today that accu u.s. embargo on cuba in the late 90's saying he's never been to cuba and never tried to do business with them. he also showed a lot of affection toward the state of new hampshire saying when it comes to the crisis of addiction, a trump administration would solve that. the crowd started lining up yerl and cherise leclerc talked to some of them today and once again they're support irive. reporter: most of them here were supportive. a lot of them eager to hear more

in new hampshire and how trump says that relates to immigration, so we heard about a lot of that from them. about a half-hour ago the last of his supporters did leave the sports plex, brought back to the airport. they bought t-shirts, hats, buttons, all to support their candidate, many of them, as i said, telling us that they support his take on immigration which he did address this of afternoon. some people came to see him at previous rallies as well, they politician they've ever seen. many holding signs asking trump to release his taxes. >> i think his policy on banning the immigrants and the refugees until they can be properly vetted is good and it should open up more jobs for our poor people who are on welfare now. >> i'm excited at the idea of hillary being president, but it's not only because she's a

experience. she has been in the white house. reporter: initial numbers we got from bedford police tell us there were about 850 spectators here and in total including members of the media there were less than 1,000 people who attended. i spoke to people on both side, they are still backing their respective candidates. josh: and trump knows he has to expand his base, urging them t friends to the polls, whatever it takes, saying there is now 40 days left to help them do something very special for the world and the country. live in bedford, josh mcelveen, wmur news 9. tom: still to come tonight at 6:00 a warning about a deadly variation of fentanyl, the warning that first responders who could come into contact with with this dangerous drug. jennifer: plus the big kickoff to the deerfield fair, what you

cooler weather for the start of the weekend. >> our home town hero is one of the best players on a really

jennifer: police say a traffic stop for a false inspection sticker led to a big drug seizure in tilton. tom: more than l 0,000 worth of of drugs are off the street tonight. they turned up heroin, fentanyl and crystal meth. along with catch and a stolen weapon from boston. jennifer: tonight a warning to first responders about a new deadlier variation of fentanyl

dangerous. reporter: on the left enough heroin to kill. on the right, barely visible, its equivalent in fentanyl. those deadly derivatives continue to change. the newest variation, fentanyl from china, discovered discovern several other states, powder so fine it's becoming airborne and is being dissolved as a nasal spray. >> we don't know that it's in the state, but knowing that it was in a state is reporter: the state sending a bulletin to all first responders, warning it can be fatal if they inhale it or if it gets absorbed through the skin. like all e.m.s., rochester fire has been made aware. >> it was a little concerning to me that it's changed in form in some respects and that it's also affecting or could affect our first responders. so me that was the more concerning part.

inherently dangerous and we know that when we sign up for it. reporter: the state protocol already includes gloves and masks. this a warning to be prepared. >> the emphasis will be on providers being aware, so that they have the equipment readily available rather than having to go fine it somewhere in their truck. >> hopefully it never get this is far, but we'll just do what we normally do and try to be more cognizant. tom: okay, we're going to go into a very wet spell over the next few days. mike: whether we get heavy rain or just have the drizzle and shower activity, it's going to be damp and it's going to be on the chilly side as we watch showers take over, what does that mean for the entire

during vietnam i served on an aircraft carrier in the gulf of tonkin. after i lost my job, i slept out here with other vets. annie kuster is working hard to get veterans off the streets with affordable housing. and she's helped connect vets with jobs so they can get back on track. that means a lot to me. and i want to say, "thank you, annie."

tom: the 140th annual deer feel fair kicks off today. jennifer: billed as the oldest family fair in new england, it features things like that big scramble, a circus, music and plenty of food and rides. gates open at 8:00 each morning, right through sunday. tickets for adults are $10 and kid under 12 get in free. mike: it's always a good time at

now, where you can see a few high wispy clouds. with generally fair conditions overnight tonight there's a chance we could see the northern lights in some areas. unfortunately there's a lot of bright colors on the map with our drought monitor, and our updated map today shows that the extreme drought continues from concord points south and southeast. that means rainfall tallies between 30 and 50% below the average since the first of of the year. the severe drought has worked farther off to the valley in places like ossipee, back through wakefield and southern parts of carroll county. a good part of the lakes region and arching back to the south and west to about peterborough and the moderate drought takes over from conway through the upper valley. no issue with the lack of rain in far northern parts of the state, coos and grf on the county, just a little below average rainfall since the first

seasonably so for this time of year. down near freezing tonight in parts of the great north woods. for many we'll be back into the 40's between five, six, 7:00 a.m. patchy fog is a possibility as you head out early tomorrow morning. but that should give way to partial sunshine before the clouds to the south and west finally begin to take over across our skies. it's been a beautiful stretch of weather, of course we knee the rain. we should get some friday night into saturday, t the best opportunity for steady rain at times before it turns over to a couple of scattered showers for sunday and early next week. for the here and now, fair skies, tonight a few high clouds stream in, other than that it's clear. bit of patchy fog developing, clouds on the increase friday, could be a couple of sprinkles or drizzle, maybe a light shower southern parts of the state, then the best chance of rain, can't guarantee this is how the radar will look, but a good possibility on saturday to get

showers and a little drizzle and then a scattered shower left over as we go into sunday. maybe a couple more on monday. highs tomorrow on average 60 to 65, a little cooler near the coast. now an update on the tropics, we have to watch this hurricane closely in the coming days. this is now hurricane matthew, top sustained win at a minimal hurricane status at 75 miles per hour. notice the initial track to the south and southwest. just barely scraping northern parts of south america, very odd to be that far south. but then it's influenced by a trough building in over central america. it drives the storm likely over eastern cuba next week and it all depends on where that storm goes after that, whether it has an impact on the east coast or not, that is still up in the air and we'll have to watch that, because beyond the seven-day, that's when it may have an impact on the coast sometime thursday night through saturday of next weekend. up until that point, best shot

friday night into saturday. tom: that time of year to start to pay attention to the red sox. >> i think it's time, yes, you can tune in now, tom. sox won the division last night, we'll talk about that.

chris sununu's family gave him a famous name and the top job at the family resort. but then things went, well, downhill. over the years, chris cut jobs. chris cut workers' hours to deny them health insurance. and now he opposes the minimum wage. chris has never had to work for anything. chris sununu has no business being governor. pshire first and has not been authorized by any candidate. kelly: you know me. not from thousands of false, negative ads- but as your first female attorney general- appointed by republican and democratic governors. as your senator, i'm fighting for equal pay and against workplace discrimination, to expand access to birth control, strengthen and preserve medicare, and i reached across the aisle to protect access to mammograms. i approve this message because after all the

jamie: red sox play the yankees tonight and for the final time

sox are the first team in history to go from last place the their division one year to first place in the next year and to do it twice within a five-year span, they did it 2013 and last night. they'll open the playoffs next thursday night, time, place and opponent to be determined. boys soccer today, a direct kick from the pythons will at the fleck off the wall of the defenders for a goal. that tied the game 1-1. grizzlies in white. mason with creates some space and scores high off his left foot. goffstown wins 5-2. new hampshire college football, dartmouth friday night on national television, they're 2-0 this year, so watch out for the big green. this week's home town hero had plenty of options when it came to his college choices, but chris arling decided he was right at home in the granite

nashua and how plays for the wildcats in durham. he's a sophomore forward for the men's soccer team. >> been really proud for me, i knew since i was a little kid that i wanted to stay local, but i ended up coming to u.n.h. and it means the world to me. i've had family that comes here, remind me of home and it became a second home. reporter: before u.n.h. he played u.s. soccer development academy and was the leading scorer. he's only been playing for for a few years, but at six two has used his size and speed to make the transition easier. >> it's nice to have someone with a little bit of size and speed and i try to bring that to the team. >> he can hit the ball hard and create chances for himself. now he's seen it enough to

our team achieve our goals, which is win the ncaa tournament >> aside from being a division one athlete he's also a mechanical engineering major. he says he'd love to play professional soccer some day, but an engineering degree from u.n.h. is a very good backup plan. chris arling, this weeks home town hero. >> new hampshire tackles hunger continues tomorrow night, it's also homecin i will be tomorrow night, also farmington. other games that are collection sites, conval, kingswood, stevens and alvirne, so far over 32,000 pounds have been collected. 12 more games to go in new hampshire tackles hunger. jennifer: wow, fantastic. tom: tune in for "new hampshire chronicle" following "world news." we'll see you back here tonight.

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tonight, the rush hour horror. the deadly train crash, and we have new images this evening, from inside the crash. the train from new york to hoboken, slamming into the terminal. >> we got multiple walking wounded. >> victims climbing through twisted metal, and new surveillance from before the crash. our reporting tonight on the engineer. the deadly polic killed. marshalls firing at an suv. the boy with autism was in the passenger seat. at this hour, the new hurricane brewing. it could effect the u.s. and the major storm system, blinding rain in the east. donald trump tonight, sources inside his campaign now saying he was prepped for the first debate. but did not execute the plan. and the stunning moment here, third party candidate gary johnson, asked a simple